NeverEnding Dungeon - Rellayron Nur (Ditto)

[candycorn]

Correct. And thanks on the compliment! :) I joined the arena that Neverending Dungeon takes its rules from, and I've been reading through old matches. There's a lot of tricks in there.

Your sleep spell fizzles (failed concentration).

Due to the readied action, the Varag's turn becomes immediately before yours.

It moves 5 feet to the side, and attacks.

Attack (1d20+6)[16] for (1d6+2)[3]
(18-20) (1d20+6)[23] for (1d6+2)[7]

It then darts out the door and out of sight to the north.

[Ditto]

I will pursue. If it is within 15 ft, I will color spray (DC17). Otherwise, Sleep (DC14).

And not just to compliment your tricky-tricks, you're a swell DM as well. Very sharp indeed, super attention to detail, responsive, and perfectly reasonable when I haggle over rules with you.

[candycorn]

You walk out the door. The corridor extends 25 feet north, and turns west.

The creature isn't even visible.

You used 10 feet of movement to get out of the room.

[Ditto]

Bah. I guess I'll just see if he comes back. I close the door and move 10 back to the center of the room so I can cover the doors in case he attempts to come through a different one.

If he doesn't come back in a round or two, I'm not sure how long initiative 'lasts' and I can maintain a readied action to cast CS/Sleep as indicated above... but I'll start with a little bit of waiting and see if he comes back for me.

[candycorn]

You can't ready an action to cast Sleep. It's not a legal ready action. It takes a full round to cast a Sleep spell.

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There is a door at A-6 west, another at A-1 North, and another at E-3.

Where in the room are you?

And initiative lasts until I end it. That's a DM decision. ^.^

[Ditto]

Oh, right you are. Color Spray is my only useful option right now. I'll be at C3, which places me within one 5 ft step + 15 ft. color spray range of any door. I'd only need to use the step for the A6 door.

[candycorn]

"Maintain a ready action to cast color spray" is missing a very important step.

What is the trigger?

[Ditto]

Right, I should make that explicit, shouldn't I?

I will maintain ready action to Color Spray on my turn as soon as I spot any valid target in range. Hopefully the varag opening the door. We'll hang out for up to half an hour before getting bored with this endeavor and heading out.

[candycorn]

The door in A-1 Opens. You see nobody there.

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It's opened the door from 5 feet northeast of A1. It then moves around to east of E3.

I love high movement.

[Ditto]

I'ma continue holding. I'm not interested in shooting invisible creatures or chickenly goblins who open doors sideways, he can get good'n'blasted when I see him. I hope he falls in that pit north of the room and starves while I'm waiting for him.

[candycorn]

Next Round: Door in E3 opens, and the hobgoblin like guy is visible in the doorway.

[Ditto]

I should like very much to color spray him. Consider my action triggered. Will DC17, please!

[candycorn]

Will (1d20+1)[5]

Blind and Stunned for 1d4 rounds (no Dex to AC, -4 to AC)
Stunned for 1 round (no Dex to AC, -2 to AC)

[Ditto]

Complete this round by moving adjacent.

(1d4)[3] Blinded & stunned rounds:
(1d20+1)[13], (1d6)[4] Dmg, Pick up the varag's dropped scimitar.
(1d20+1)[20], (1d6)[1] Dmg, Stow scimitar in my backpack.
(1d20+1)[18], (1d6)[3] Dmg (<--He's not stunned this round)

Stunned round:
Cast Sleep, Will DC14

And finally, if he passes the save I will close the door and ready an action to cast Color Spray again if he opens that door.

[candycorn]

Whoa. You have a rather generous idea of what you can do on that first round.

When you ready an action, you do not get a full round. You get the standard action you announced. That's it. You don't even get free actions, such as drawing arrows.

There's no difference this time, but it can be important.

Round 1, you can move and attack.
Round 2, you can attack and get the scimitar.
Round 3, you attack. NOT sleep. You have no way of knowing when the blind ends, and I'm not going to let you take back actions with a line through them.

All three attacks hit.

The enemy then gets an action.

It readies an action.

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Close the door if the opponent casts.

[term1nally s1ck]

Remind me to send you a link to my first and only arena victory, candy. Through various readied actions, and his own friustration, I ended up with his weapon and threw it into a pool of water.

[Ditto]

You're right, I forgot my ready action was only a partial round. All I did was walk over too him, I'd say that's only slightly generous.

I was unaware that I didn't get to know the duration of my own spell. I always thought that it would indicate if that was an unknown, as with dust of disappearance.

The greater invisibility bestowed by the dust lasts for 2d6 rounds.The invisible creature doesn’t know when the duration will end.

I rolled attacks for the max possible blind rounds I would get, to save on multiple postings. In any event, is it not obvious to my character when someone goes from blinded to not blinded (reacting to attacks better, not sightlessly blinking and staring into space...)?

[candycorn]

I was unaware that I didn't get to know the duration of my own spell. I always thought that it would indicate if that was an unknown, as with dust of disappearance.

It does.

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Timed Durations

Many durations are measured in rounds, minutes, hours, or some other increment. When the time is up, the magic goes away and the spell ends. If a spell’s duration is variable the duration is rolled secretly (the caster doesn’t know how long the spell will last).

I rolled attacks for the max possible blind rounds I would get, to save on multiple postings. In any event, is it not obvious to my character when someone goes from blinded to not blinded (reacting to attacks better, not sightlessly blinking and staring into space...)?

And no, it's not obvious when the character is Stunned, and not reacting to attacks.

You choose your actions as you like, but you won't know that the spell's over until it's over.

[Ditto]

Got it. My mistake. 3 attacks it is, then. Is this dude looking bloodied at all? I know my damage is pitiful, but I'm just hoping it's making a dent.

It's strange that a stunned creature is inexplicably better at defending itself than a stunned and blinded one, if they're both equally befutzed. But I guess that's math.

Alright, let's try something different this time. 5 ft step back from the door, draw out tanglefoot bag, and throw that to nail down the hobgoblin.

Ranged touch attack [1d20+1[/roll]
If it hits, make a DC15 Ref save. Failure means he is unable to move, -2 Atk, & -4 Dex for 2d4 rounds. On success, he can only move half-speed for 2d4 rounds.
If it misses, I've made a gooey mess in his square.

[Ditto]

Messed up my roll, sometimes I type bad.

Ranged touch: (1d20+1)[18]

[candycorn]

Reflex: (1d20+5)[20]

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Duration: (2d4)[6]

[candycorn]

It moves next to you, and makes a touch attack.

Take an AoO.

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(if you miss): (1d20+4)[7]
If success: (1d20+4)[17] opposed grapple check
If that succeeds:(1d3+2)[3] nonlethal damage

[Ditto]

Poo. I tried, at least!

AoO (1d20+1)[12], (1d6)[6]

His first roll fails to hit my touch AC, so I gather the grappling doesn't happen.
For my turn, I'll 5 ft step back and cast Sleep, Will DC14.

[candycorn]

That's a miss. Afterwards, he misses a touch attack.

[Ditto]

Edited my action into above post.

[candycorn]

You begin to cast sleep (which is a full round cast).

While you are casting, his turn:

He moves outside the room and closes the door.

[Ditto]

You'd think I would learn. My turn:
Poof! The sleep spells goes off and puts to sleep the Nobody not-standing next to me. I move over to the door and cast Cure Minor Wounds to recover 1 HP. Yay!

[candycorn]

It opens the door, 5 foot steps in, and makes a touch attack.

Take an AoO.

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If you missed: (1d20+4)[7]
Opposed grapple: (1d20+4)[24]
Damage: (1d3+2)[5]

[Ditto]

AoO (1d20+1)[14], (1d6)[6]

That misses either way. I will 5 ft step back and cast Color Spray, which can actually HIT him on this turn! Will DC17.

[candycorn]

Minor problem with that action.

You have 4 beguiler spells per day.

You used all of them.

Posts that they were used in:
Post 172
Post 178
Post 192
Post 203